Halfway through the journey, Jiang Yousi saw a simple tea house on the side of the road, and because it had rained the night before, there was no sign of an axle near the tea house, so he became suspicious and ordered the coachman to continue on.

But the coachman said that the horses were exhausted and overwhelmed, and he made up his mind to stop and rest. Jiang Youpan had no choice but to listen to the coachman's arrangement.

Cautiously got out of the carriage and looked around.It was about a day away from Ezhou. She was already exhausted from the bumpy road, but the case was urgent and she was burning with anxiety.

I can't wait to fly to Ezhou and find out the truth about the death of my parents as soon as possible.

There is only an old couple in charge of this teahouse, and after serving hot tea and a bowl of Yangchun noodles, they continue to tidy up at the stove.

There were no pedestrians on the road, only Jiang Youbi's carriage parked here alone.

It is said to be a teahouse, but in fact it is just a place where four corners of oilcloth are propped up with four wooden poles to keep out the rain.

Hot water was always burning on the stove, making a gurgling sound.I don't know what is being steamed in the steamer, I only see white smoke coming up, but I can smell the aroma of steamed buns and other food.

The coachman was feeding and tidying up the horses, which were well fed.

The old couple behind the stove looked towards Jiang Youpan from time to time. Jiang Youpan looked down at the cup of tea on the table. The tea leaves were slender and emerald green, exuding a delicate fragrance. At first glance, they looked like high-quality tea leaves. Jiang Youpan refused to touch it even more a cent.

The ground is muddy, but the merchants who came and went did not stop here to rest, indicating that this tea house has just been built;

The decoration is simple, but the high-quality tea is used, which shows that the old couple are not the owners of the teahouse at all.

Jiang Youpan's heart sank.

This time, I am afraid that I have entered the den of thieves.

After a while, the old lady came over with a stack of peanuts and asked courteously: "Guest officer, our new stewed beef tastes very good, would you like to cut some and have a taste?"

Jiang Youpan glanced at her neck, which was fair and wrinkle-free.He reached out to grab the teacup, but with a flick of his hand, he spilled the hot tea on the woman's wrist. The woman withdrew her hand hastily, and when she rolled up her sleeves, she saw that the skin on her wrist was smooth and tender.

This further verified her guess.

"Sorry, just pour me another dish of tea."

The old lady nodded, and went back to the stove to make tea.

Jiang Youpan secretly observed her actions, wondering where this couple came from.

There is no one inhabited here, I am afraid it is the bandits and bandits nearby.I heard that on the Daliang Mountain near Ezhou, homeless people gathered to become bandits. This is not far from the Daliang Mountain, so it may be the bandits on the Daliang Mountain.

It's fine for them to rob money, if they find out that they are court officials, they will probably kill people to silence them.

When he was thinking of a way to escape, he saw a young man in purple walking leisurely down the road.

"Have a bowl of tea..." The young man came uninvited and sat at the same table with Jiang Youpan, looking as if he was familiar with Jiang Youpan.

The old woman's eyes sparkled when she saw him coming, this young man was dressed in a luxurious and elegant appearance, it was inevitable that he would not be coveted.

Seeing that the old couple's attention was all on the young man, Jiang Youpan continued to plan in his heart calmly.

If we can convince this passing boy to join us, then there are three of us in total and we still have a chance to escape.

The young man tilted his head and looked at her, and greeted her actively: "Mr. Jiang, my name is A Chong, and I was sent by Sister Tao to protect you. I originally snatched a horse on the way, but it was a pity that I lost the horse halfway." If it is lost, there is no choice but to walk on foot, making my body and legs covered in mud."

After he finished speaking, he lifted his front to show his trouser legs for Jiang Youpan to see.

Jiang Yousi glanced at it and remembered a little Taoist priest he had met when he was in Jiangzhou City.

The young man named A Chong in front of him was about the same stature and age as the little Taoist priest, so he believed him a little.

"What proof do you have?"

"I know that Sister Tao's bamboo card is on your waist, and I also know the secret between Sister Tao and you. Is this a certificate?"

A Chong squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, the words old, treacherous and cunning were engraved on his young face.

Jiang Youbi thought for a while: "Okay, I trust you for the time being, but you need to cooperate with me to get out of this predicament."

"What dilemma?"

"This old couple is not simple, and they should have poisoned the tea and noodles. I want you to help me find out their purpose and identity."

"It's easy..." Ah Chong smiled, looking at the two people in Houzao with murderous intent in his eyes, "I will deal with them directly, and then you can ask whatever you want."

Jiang Youpan looked at the tea in front of A Chong from the corner of his eye, and shook his head: "It's the best way to scare the snake away."

"Then what's your best strategy?"

"After drinking the tea in front of you, let's pretend to be dizzy and see what they want to do."

"Only the two of us still need us to pretend to be dizzy and let others slaughter us? What is the best strategy?

Now that the terrain is open, I can easily deal with these two people, so why do I pretend to faint into a den of thieves?Wouldn't it be more difficult to escape by then? "

"Look at the surrounding hills." Jiang Yousi said.

A Chong looked around, his eyes fixed on the dense forest on the top of the mountain. After a while, he calmed down his casual expression and said seriously: "There are people on the mountain, and there are many of them."

"Well, your observation skills are good. They have accomplices, and there are no less than a dozen of them. No matter how good your martial arts are, you can't beat four hands with two fists. If you do it rashly, you will only expose our identities in advance, and the danger will be even greater."

Jiang Yousi calmly analyzed, "So we'd better pretend to be dizzy and wait for them to relax and find a chance to escape."

A Chong was persuaded, nodded and said: "In that case, then follow your plan first."

After speaking, he smiled at Jiang Youbo, then raised his hand to greet the old woman, "Ma'am, please serve us a plate of braised beef, a plate of pickles and a jug of wine."

"There are drugs in their food, what are you calling so many things for?" Jiang Yousi reminded.This young man acts perversely and does whatever he wants, making it unpredictable.

"I'm hungry now, even if it's all Mongolian sweat medicine, I'll take it." A Chong said carelessly as he touched his stomach.

Jiang Youbao was speechless for a moment.

This style of behavior reminded her of a person who was also perverse and self-willed in front of her, as if the whole world owed her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Youban took a few more glances at the young man named A Chong, and A Chong soon realized that Jiang Youban was staring at him.

So he raised his eyebrows and looked directly at her, "Mr. Jiang, why are you looking at me like this? It's agreed in advance that I don't have the habit of Long Yang. If you want to see it, go to the girl's house."

Jiang Youpan saw that the base of his ears suddenly turned red, and he confirmed his guess even more.

When the old woman came over with a plate of beef, she saw that the young man on the left who came first suddenly put his arms around the waist of the young man who came later, and looked closely at the young man's face without moving. Together, she was well-informed and surprised by the sudden scene in front of her, and the plate of beef in her hand almost slipped.

He muttered something in a low voice, then served the food as usual as if he didn't see it, and asked the two to eat it slowly.

A Chong didn't expect Jiang Youbao to hug him, and the expression on his face turned red and then green, "Wait a minute—Mr. Jiang, you don't really have a habit of breaking sleeves, do you?

Although I promised Sister Tao to protect you, I am not prepared to serve you personally and make such a big sacrifice?Sister Tao likes you so much, you can't do anything to offend her. "

Jiang Yousi hugged Ah Chong's waist tightly, although his posture was ambiguous, his expression was extremely calm and composed.

"If you were the little assassin A Chong who was by Tao Buhuan's side, I'm treating you like this now, you might have hit me.

But you didn't make a move, which means that either you are a broken sleeve and you like me, or you are not A Chong but a person I know who is prone to red ears..."

A Chong was about to speak, but was interrupted by Jiang Youpan.

"If you don't change the peach, why are you following me?"

Tao Buhuan, who was pretending to be A Chong, smiled brightly, with a kind of relaxed joy, "Why do you recognize me every time I pretend? This makes me feel very frustrated."

Jiang Youpan lowered his voice and asked, "Where is the real Ah Chong?"

"That kid proposed himself to protect you, so I got an idea and asked him to pretend that I was fighting with the leader of the Jinzi generation to delay my time. It is estimated that he has already been taken back by Mr. Jin for interrogation."

"Will Ah Chong be in danger?"

"It is true that there will be some dangers, but it is voluntary." Taobuhuan said in a dull tone, "I can't go back to buy the bone building now, the Jiangzhou case has already made them suspicious of me, and the landlord faction is famous for being cruel and ruthless." Mr. Jin came to catch me.

If I am captured by him, I will definitely be imprisoned, and I will never be able to come out to see you again.

You don't know how horrible the confinement room is. The ground is full of very hungry rats. They will steal your food, and they will gnaw your nose while you are sleeping when you are very hungry...

It is said that Lu Yan no longer has a nose, and most of his right ear was bitten off, it is really miserable..."

"In the past, you were the one who protected me in secret, but now it's me who protects you." Jiang Youbi said suddenly, his voice was soft but resounding.

Tao Buhuan suspected that he heard it wrong, and asked with an ear, "What did you just say?"

Jiang Yousi looked directly into her eyes, and said word by word: "I know that when I went to Beijing for the exam, you were secretly protecting me, otherwise there would be bandits all the way, and I wouldn't be able to get to the capital to take the exam so smoothly.

I also know that when I entered Dali Temple, you secretly used your connections to get what I wanted.

I also know that the house in the middle of the capital where I live was originally the house under the name of your old butler of the Taofu.

My salary is actually only [-] taels a month, and all the extra expenses will be covered by your account..."

Jiang Youpan continued to speak slowly: "I don't want to change the peach, I owe you a lot, now I will protect you, what do you think?"

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